This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. A pocketbook of clinical medicine based on Kumar and Clark's CLINICAL MEDICINE (and cross-referenced to it by page number). In addition to being a portable version of Kumar and Clark, this book offers added extras: e.g. exam questions, practical procedures, dictionary of terms, abbreviations, normal values and emergency boxes. The fourth edition will also be available in a PDA (handheld) version, either for purchase alone (as a CD-ROM; (ISBN 0702028320)) or in a pack along with the book (ISBN 0702028339).

pocket-sized clinical medicine text succinct, readable style includes numerous clear line drawings medical emergency boxes (listed at the beginning of the book) practical procedures chapter exam questions and answers normal values abbreviations full colour throughout available in PDA (handheld) version new chapters on Special Senses (eyes and ENT) and Therapeutics (drugs) Expanded Ethics and Communication chapter

Derived from the latest sixth edition of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine New chapter on the special senses (ENT and Eyes) PDA version available separately as a special pack sold with the printed version All chapters made more uniform in the treatment of symptoms, signs, investigations and diseases Ethics and communication chapter will be expanded to include record keeping, assisted suicide and other important issues A new chapter/section will be added on Therapeutics to cover: The practical use of drugs, including introductory notes on how to prescribe, writing a prescription, opiates management and other issues A table of the most commonly used drugs, with information on dose and route; monitoring, interaction, contraindications Palliative care, with specific information on drugs and other therapies used to control symmptons associated with pain control (e.g. intractable nausea) Exam questions re-written in new style (best of five; 'n' from many; OSCEs/case-history based questions)